Router GRRRR

[gulizard]

I hooked up my router, and I really need it. Its a Linksys Etherfast Cable/DSL Router with 4 Port Switch, Model BEFSR41. The problem is EVERYDAY at around 2PM I get disconnected from everything for about a split second, its enough to cause my xfire, msn, irc, and any game I might be in to disconnect me from the game. I know its a setting, I have a static ip address. My modem doesn't do this, if I unplug the router it doesn't happen, now I know its a setting in my router some where. Whats the setting, and how to do I STOP it. Its pissing me off.

Anyone know? Really would appreciate it.

[retsam]

I hooked up my router, and I really need it. Its a Linksys Etherfast Cable/DSL Router with 4 Port Switch, Model BEFSR41. The problem is EVERYDAY at around 2PM I get disconnected from everything for about a split second, its enough to cause my xfire, msn, irc, and any game I might be in to disconnect me from the game. I know its a setting, I have a static ip address. My modem doesn't do this, if I unplug the router it doesn't happen, now I know its a setting in my router some where. Whats the setting, and how to do I STOP it. Its pissing me off.

Anyone know? Really would appreciate it.
have you tried the latest firmware? this doesnt sound like an internal setting but a crash caused by something going on within the network itself, try turning off universal plug and play. that might help...

[gulizard]

Actually it is a setting, its the same setting that use to do it on my old router. It shows me my local area network connection is connected when it happens. When I had SP1 on XP Pro I use to see "Your ip address has been renewed", and now on SP2 I just get the little message telling its connected again.

Either way the setting exist, its just how to change it. I do believe its when it automatically renews the dns or whatever.

[retsam]

check the dhcp lease time, it could be set to 24 hours.

[Bman212121]

I can't imagine the lease time would do anything since it's a static ip, but you can try it out. I'm guessing that you might have a schedule set up on it that denies the internet at 2pm.

[retsam]

I can't imagine the lease time would do anything since it's a static ip, but you can try it out. I'm guessing that you might have a schedule set up on it that denies the internet at 2pm.
i didnt see that...lol...

[gulizard]

Set the lease time to the max, set it to 65535, and my IP is dynamic however it only changes if I unplug the modem and replug it. I cannot change it through windows by releasing it anything.

[retsam]

Set the lease time to the max, set it to 65535, and my IP is dynamic however it only changes if I unplug the modem and replug it. I cannot change it through windows by releasing it anything.
so you went to the command prompt and did a ipconfig /renew ?

[einstein_314]

I think the IP's are getting confused here.......which IP is static? your DHCP one from router > computer? or the one from your ISP > router? You said your ip changes if you unplug your modem.....so you have a dynamic IP from your ISP. But what is your local IP? Is it static or dynamic? Did you just change the lease time to the max? Or was it like that?

Do you have a different computer to test it on? Like does every computer connected to the router disconnect at 2:00 pm?

[gulizard]

Yes my ISP gives me a DYNAMIC ip. If I choose to unplug my modem ever. It will not renew with the /release command in the cmd prompt. It only renews if I unplug the modem and the modem only, and plug it back in and let it boot up.

No the lease time had been set to 0, but since my IP doesn't change I hated that everyday it ran out and had to renew its lease, and again it doesn't even change the ip when it does this, it just disconnects me and annoys me. The Router ip's are static I mean I can change them, if I wanted to but they pretty much stay the same. I got it all lined out now, I just set the lease time for max, so at least its not releasing the lease everyday and disconnecting me from whatever I am doing.

[t3hl33td4rg0n]

... I have a static ip address.

Yes my ISP gives me a DYNAMIC ip. If I choose to unplug my modem ever. It will not renew with the /release command in the cmd prompt. It only renews if I unplug the modem and the modem only, and plug it back in and let it boot up.

No the lease time had been set to 0, but since my IP doesn't change I hated that everyday it ran out and had to renew its lease, and again it doesn't even change the ip when it does this, it just disconnects me and annoys me. The Router ip's are static I mean I can change them, if I wanted to but they pretty much stay the same. I got it all lined out now, I just set the lease time for max, so at least its not releasing the lease everyday and disconnecting me from whatever I am doing.

Make up your mind dude... It would be very helpful to get this straightened out....

Lets see if we can sort this out.
ISP Assigned IP: DYNAMIC
Router IP: STATIC (192.168.1.1)
Your Computer IP: ?

You said static in the beginning, but your messing with DCHP and ipconfig (/renew | /release) is not used for static IP's. So chances are if your computers IP is 192.168.1.100 - 192.168.1.200 then it is dynamic. If you actually went into windows network connections, specified your own IP and connection parameters (IP, subnet, gateway, DNS) and your IP is outside the .100-.200 range (as you wouldn't want to interfere with the DHCP assignment pool) then you would have a STATIC IP.

And update your firmware, make sure the model version matches yours or you will have worse problems (v1,v2,v3,v4,v5).

[gulizard]

Think you're confused dude. I was mistaken in my first post. Router ip to my knowledge stays the same. Either way I fixed the lame lease time instead of renewing every one day, it will be a lot longer. Thus not interrupting what I am doing on my PC.

To my knowledge a static ip is one that stays with you. When I use to have SDSL all I had to do is click the repair button to change my ip, and i'd get a whole new range. With cable (Insight) I have to unplug my cable modem, and plug it back up. Then I get either a 74.137.*.* or a 74.141.*.*. DSL the whole range changed, and all I had to do was click repair or wait for the router to renew. I could also release it, and renew via command prompt. So yes I think that I do have a static ip so as long as my modem doesn't get unplugged.

Firmware is currently updated. Just checked and I have the latest firmware update.

[einstein_314]

Ok, we've established that the ip you're getting from your ISP is dynamic. It will change if you unplug your modem.

But your computer has a different IP address. One the router assigns when you turn on your computer. If you're using DHCP it will give you one in the 192.168.0.100 - 192.168.0.200 range. Usually starting at .100. Note that the 3rd number (the 0) may be a 1 if you have a linksys router.

Using /release /renew in the command prompt releases your dhcp ip address and requests a new one. FROM THE ROUTER! NOT FROM YOUR ISP!

This being said, you can set up a static DHCP address. That way everytime your computer connects to the router, it is assigned the same IP address. It uses the MAC address of your network card to know which computer is which.

Either way I fixed the lame lease time instead of renewing every one day, it will be a lot longer. Thus not interrupting what I am doing on my PC.


So is your problem fixed or not? Can we end this conversation?

[gulizard]

Ok, we've established that the ip you're getting from your ISP is dynamic. It will change if you unplug your modem.

But your computer has a different IP address. One the router assigns when you turn on your computer. If you're using DHCP it will give you one in the 192.168.0.100 - 192.168.0.200 range. Usually starting at .100. Note that the 3rd number (the 0) may be a 1 if you have a linksys router.

Using /release /renew in the command prompt releases your dhcp ip address and requests a new one. FROM THE ROUTER! NOT FROM YOUR ISP!

This being said, you can set up a static DHCP address. That way everytime your computer connects to the router, it is assigned the same IP address. It uses the MAC address of your network card to know which computer is which.



So is your problem fixed or not? Can we end this conversation?


Yes we can end it, but I'd like to point out while I did not setup the router to assign a static "Router IP" it still keeps my same address even if I /release it. I get what your saying and I know the router does assign a 192.168.1.* ip.. I have my range set from 50-100.

[einstein_314]

Yes we can end it, but I'd like to point out while I did not setup the router to assign a static "Router IP" it still keeps my same address even if I /release it. I get what your saying and I know the router does assign a 192.168.1.* ip.. I have my range set from 50-100.
Is your computer the only one that connects to your router? Because it always starts at the lowest IP available, so unless there is another computer connected, you will always get the 192.168.1.50 IP.

[Bman212121]

Is your computer the only one that connects to your router? Because it always starts at the lowest IP available, so unless there is another computer connected, you will always get the 192.168.1.50 IP.

Either way, if the ip that you had before is available, you will get it back when you do a renew. I've always noticed that even if you have 2 or 3 pcs you will still get the same ip becuase the other computers will do a renew before the lease expires, and they are given the same ip back, so the first free one will still be the same even if your lease did expire. Also, I'm not 100% sure but say if you have several pcs and get a higher lease like 62, and it expires, as long as no other computers needed to use that lease you will get that back even if there are lower numbers available. I'd have to test that out though because I'm not sure.